Permanent Resident Visa New Zealand

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There may be a number of visas you are eligible to apply for each with its own criteria and application process. Resident visas generally allow you to live and work in New Zealand indefinitely and access most publicly funded services.

A Permanent Resident Visa NZ gives you the same rights and privileges as your Resident Visa however, the travel conditions never expire so you can come and go as you like. This is where the word ‘permanent’ of the Permanent Resident Visa NZ refers to. As you can see it has nothing to do with staying permanently in New Zealand. You are allowed to stay permanently in NZ on both visas. It has to do with permanently being able to exit and re-enter the country as a Resident.

One of the most confusing issues in New Zealand visa jungle is the difference between ‘Residence’ and ‘Permanent Residence’. Immigration New Zealand have done a pretty good job of making this as complex as possible. If you would leave New Zealand and wanted to return after your travel conditions expired your Residence would be deemed to have lapsed and you might be refused entry into New Zealand because ...
... you do not hold a valid visa anymore.

If you apply for residence from inside NZ while on a temporary permit or visa, and your application is granted, you will be issued with a Residence Permit. If you applied from overseas, you will be issued with a Residence Visa; this allows you to enter New Zealand and to be granted a Residence Permit when you arrive. For more information visit the site http://www.universalemigration.co.nz/ .